Ball-cock.



E. l, KIVELL.

BALL COCK.

APPMUATION PILED SEPT. 27, 1911.

,37,63 v Paented Sep& 3, 1912.

- ,operated this nianner which will close mmm .r. KIVEL., OF NEWTON,MAssAcHUsErrs.

i' i i H TaZl wie tia, %mai 'concerns v vii that i', EDWARD J.-KIVEL-L,a

` I county'of Middlescx and i V llissaehusetts, have inventedcernduseful Improvements in Ballhd' l'gde l ereby declare'` thefollowful'lfelear and exact description ,m r t 'This' nventio' relatesto valves for 'lush "tanksjand has for its objects to provide &meanswhereby the 'water in'let of the latter nay"be automatically operatedfrom the hfloet in 'sucht manner that the owing of the water will beinaudible.

%n a eontemplates the Construction of a ,flushtank wherein the floatwill readily opet-'at the 'valve,` and 't-o'provide a Valve the iinletpipe automatically, the float being 111 no way permanently connected tothe valve. H -l \'ith the above 'and other objects n View,

this nvention consists in the COIlSl'llClOTlf combnation and arrangementof parts, all

as hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein: 4

Fi ure 1 -s a central section taken through i the ush tank,ilIustrat-ing the present in- Venti'on as appliedthereto; Fig. 2 is acentral, vertical section of a valve and casng forming the subjectmatter of the present invent-ion; Fig. 3 is a section taken alongcasing` and o 'is provided with a dependent tubular mem ber or pipe,which is adapted to be closed by the ball operable within said sphericalcasin An auxiliary casing or pipe surroun s, and is adapted to movelongitu d-inally on the dependent tubular menber of the sphericalcasing, and is adapted to be retained in various positions thereon, saidcasing being of such constructon that'the lower terminal the'reof islocated. adjacent .to the bottom of the flush tank.` This constructon ofthe inner tubular member and outer tubular casing deadens the noise ofSpeeficaten ef Letters Patents.

lie lnited States, residing at M ehtiomgsuch as' *Will enable others ntlle srt 'to which it appertams to meke end'use' the same.

BALL-eoeK.

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

Application' led September 27, 1911. Serial Ne. 651,570.

thewater fiowing from the spherical casinq heretofore reterred to, tothe flash taul. The valve Operating meehanism connected With the fioatis mounted in the casing for rasing the ball when it is desired to tillthe fiush tank With Water, as will hereinafter be more'fully described.

the drawings, lO indicates a fiush tanket any suitable Constructionhaving; the "water inlet pipe 11 coperating therewith, :it the top ofsaid iiush tenka A spherieal ''if fe casing 12 is detacl'abiy Secured tothe pipe 11, through. the instrumentality 'ot the threaded projection 13'of thesaid (using, said spherical casingbeing provided with An outletpipe 15 is oppositely disposed' to the inlet opening 16, which issurrounded by the threaded projection 13, and is adapted to be closed bythe ball valve lat. A sleeve 17 surrounds and is mounted for reciprooation upon the outlet pipe 15, `and is adapted to retainthe variouspositions thereon by the screw 18 threaded into the sleeve, and hearingagainst the out-let pipe 15. From this Construction it will readily beseen that as the water fiows through the casing 12 and the pipe 15, tothe fiush tank 10, the sleeve 17, the lower terminal of which is locatedadjacent to the bottom of the flush tank, will deaden the noise of thewater fiowing from the pipe 15.

In order to provide a means whereby the ball valve 14 may be raised topermit the water to flow through the pipe 15, an arm 19 is mounted inthe pipe 15 adjaeent to the connection between said pipe and the casing12. This arm projects into the pipe 15 and is provided with asemi-circular upwardly extending enlargement 20, which is 'adapted tobear against the ball. By the provisions of this semi-circula-renlargemnt 20, it is possible for the arm 19 to readily engage the balluponthe upward movement of the said arm, which will force the ballupwardly into the casing 12. A transverse rod 21 operates in the slot-s22 of the sleeve 17, and passes through the arm 19 and the pipe 15,thereby pivotally securing the cured to the arm, and projects beyond thesleeve 17 at the terminals thereof, said projectng terminals havingrgdly Secured thereto the U-shaped act-uating member 23,

Reference being had more particularly to the ball valve 14: loosely'mounted therein.;

arm to the said pipe. This rod is rigiclly seso' i terminal 20 'of thearin 19 to raise the ball va-lve 14, thus pernitting the Waiter to flowfrom the inlet pipe 11 through the casing 12, the pipe 15, and into thetznl: 10. As the water enters the tenk 10, the fioat will grudnnlly heraised as the level of the water in the tenk increases, therebypernitting the mlve 14: to gradnally drop by grzvity and close theopening between the pipe 15 and the casing 19.

It will clearly be understood that the present invention'nay be nttachedto fiush tznhs of various sizes, and nt the sune time be provided withthe sound-dendening sleeve 17, which may be adjusted upon the pipo 15through the instrumentality 'of the slots 22 and the screw 18.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim :s new, and desire tosecure by U. S. Letters Patent, is: V

1. The conbintion with a fiush tenk, of an inlet pipe coperatingtherewith, of a valve casing Secured to said inlet pipe, {L dependentoutlet pipe Secured to said valve casing, a ball 'valve Operating withinsaid valve casing, an arm pivoted to said ontlet pipe adjacent to saidvalve casing, a semicircular hearing projection forned on said 'ejrnadaptcd to engzge said bnll Yalve, a seni-crculnr nctuating memberSecured to said arni, a flont Secured to snid nctuating member, anauxiliary pipe mounted for reciprocation on said outlet pipe and havingSlots theren 'or the reception of the pivot of said arm and means forretaining said auxiliary pipe in a fixed position.

2. The conbination with :i fiush tnnk, ot' :n inlet pipe coperatingtherewith, a vulve casing connected thereto, a gravitybnll valve nountedin said Valve casing, a depedent outlet pipe connected to said ca'sing,a shaft nounted in said outlet pipe, an arm rigidly nounted on saidshaft provided with a seniicrcular projection at its inner terminal toprovide a hearing surface 'cr said ball valve, a seni-circular actntingnenber keyed to said shaft, a rod secured to said actuating nenber, a.float cnrried by the outer end of said rod, a nnller pipe mounted forreciprocation upon said outlet pipe, having slots forn'ed therein forthe reception of the terninnls of said shaft, and a set screw adapted toretain said nnfller pipe in a fixed position.

In testimony whereof I `afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDlVARD J. KIVELL. i

lVitnesses MARY L. DONAHOE, MARGARET M. Klix-lon.

